BY SEGUN ADEBAYO – The Governor of Yobe State and National Chairman, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mai Mala Buni has distanced himself from the so-called zoning formula that went viral on Tuesday night.
Describing it as fake news, Governor Buni urged members of the ruling party as well as the public to disregard the purported zoning arrangement as the handiwork of mischief makers and idle minds.
The Governor’s reaction to the purported formula was contained in a statement on Wednesday by his Director General, Press and Media Affairs, Mamman Mohammed which read in part; “His Excellency has in clear and unambiguous terms denied the said list, saying, it is false, baseless, unfounded, misleading and has nothing to do with him.
“The Chairman of the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Committee said the party has not taken any decision at any fora on anything relating to the zoning of offices.
“The publication is just a figment of the author’s imagination that has nothing to do with the Chairman and the party. The public is hereby urged to disregard the purported list as it is misleading and completely false.”
According to the statement; “Governor Buni urged the press to resist unverified stories and rumours, and to always verify all issues related to the party assuring that the doors of the party are always open.”
Insiders at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja told Forefront that the so-called zoning formula, fabricated without much imagination by its purveyors, has been in circulation for almost one year now with fake news dealers having no qualms rehearsing the same on social media to mislead the public.
